1800s: Martineau · Tocqueville · Marx · Spencer · Le Bon · Ward · Pareto · Tönnies · Veblen · Simmel · Durkheim · Addams · Mead · Weber · Du Bois · Mannheim · Elias Cornelia Butler Flora is an American rural sociologist.
[7] Her doctoral dissertation was on the growth of the Pentecostal Movement in the rural Cauca Valley of Colombia compared to other religious and social groups.
[8] Her doctoral dissertation resulted in the form of a book called Pentecostalism in Colombia: Baptism by Fire and Spirit and published in 1976.
[7] She also serves on the external advisory board of the Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab[10] based at Kansas State University.
The Floras consider that "growth focused only on financial capital generally increases inequality and environmental damage unless specific action is taken to protect ecosystem health and social inclusion.
In the words of the Floras- "The Community Capitals Framework emerged dialectically from practice, although it has diverse theoretical roots.
Its theoretical base is rich and heterodox, bringing together symbolic structuralism, social constructivism, participatory action research, and appreciative inquiry.
[8] CCF requires balanced investment in all seven capitals to achieve economic, social and environmental sustainability (also known as triple bottom line of development).
Human Capital consists of an individual's capabilities and knowledge facilitated through access to education, skills, health, enterprise, and holistic well-being.
Financial Capital consists of revenue, income, savings, credits and cash at individual, firm and community level.
[13] Built Capital consists of human-made infrastructure like roads, bridges, stations, parks, schools, hospitals, sewer system, business centers, etc.
She and Jan worked for Ford Foundation as Program Advisor for Agriculture and Rural Development in Latin America from 1978 to 1981.
For example- the recent podcast with Cornelia Flora on the seven community capitals by the popular platform Your Green Portal in March 2021,[26] Talk with Authors at Iowa State University Library- Cornelia Flora talking on the CCF (starting at 22:30 minutes of the video) in March 2021.